To enter DFU mode, simply power the device off, hold down the Home button (bottom center) and sleep button (upper corner) at the same time for 10 seconds, and continue holding down the Home button for another 10 seconds. The mobile device screen goes blank.

Loading the RAMDISK code allows your test computer to communicate with the mobile device and run the tools needed for cracking the password (among other things).

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Select the iOS device that’s connected.

You now see the toolkit connect to the device and confirm a successful load. You should see the Elcomsoft logo in the middle of your mobile device’s screen as well.

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To crack the devices password/PIN, simply select option 6 GET PASSCODE on the main menu.

iOS Forensic Toolkit will prompt you to save the passcode to a file. You can press Enter to accept the default of passcode.txt. The cracking process will commence and, with any luck, the passcode will be found and displayed.

So, having no password for phones and tablets is bad, and a 4-digit PIN such as this is not much better. User beware!